This catalogue of the concert work of Eugenio Toussaint was compiled according to criteria commonly used to describe musical works, to which fields were added for insertion of relevant information, although such data was not always available for all works. The works are numbered based on the year of creation, including any relevant notations regarding the date of creation or date of revision, made by either the author or a performer. Certain works also include a subheading, when the same name corresponds to separate pieces. Other aspects that were considered are the date and place of premiere, the performers, and whether the work was commissioned or dedicated. The instrumentation, sections, genre and duration are specified for each work. Only commercial recordings are noted under recordings. CATALOGUE
TITLE CONCERTO FOR CLARINET AND ORCHESTRA Opus no. 70 Subhead Year of creation 2010 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 24, 2010 Notes on premiere Location of premiere El Oro Town Hall Square, State of Mexico Performers National Symphony Orchestra, Guest Conductor Daniel Raiskin, Soloist Eleanor Weingartner Comments Adaptation of Symphony No. 1 El viaje de la vida (The journey of life) Dedicated to Eleanor Weingartner Instrumentation 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, glockenspiel, timbales, cymbals, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass Sections I, II and III Genre Concerto Recording Duration 25’
TITLE ALUMINUM ISLAND NO. 1 Opus no. 69 Subhead a Year of creation 2009 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers
7 Comments Ballet originally in four movements, homage to Guillermina Bravo, organized by Instrumenta Oaxaca Instrumentation Oboe, bass clarinet, marimba, piano and double bass Sections Genre Ballet Recording Duration 3’ 19”
TITLE ALUMINUM ISLAND NO. 2 Opus no. 69 Subhead b Year of creation 2009 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments Commissioned by Instrumenta Oaxaca Instrumentation Flute, oboe, B♭ clarinet, bassoon, horn, marimba, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections Genre Ballet Recording Duration 3’ 8”
TITLE ALUMINUM ISLAND NO. 3 Opus no. 69 Subhead c Year of creation 2009 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments Commissioned by Instrumenta Oaxaca Instrumentation Flute, oboe, B♭ clarinet, bassoon, marimba, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections Genre Ballet Recording Duration 3’
8 TITLE ALUMINUM ISLAND NO. 4 Opus no. 69 Subhead d Year of creation 2009 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments Commissioned by Instrumenta Oaxaca Instrumentation Flute, oboe, B♭ clarinet, horn, marimba, triangle, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections Genre Ballet Recording Duration 3’
TITLE DUET NO. 2 FOR FLUTE AND PIANO Opus no. 68 Subhead Year of creation 2009 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere 2010 Notes on premiere No details on day or month Location of premiere Performers Comments To be performed at the 2010 New Music Forum Dedicated to Asako Arai and Ana María Tradatti Instrumentation Flute and piano Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Duration 10’ 49”
TITLE SACBÉ SUITE Opus no. 67 Subhead Year of creation 2008 Notes on date of creation
9 Year of revision Date of premiere October 18, 2008 Notes on premiere Carlos Chávez Youth Symphony Orchestra Location of premiere Blas Galindo Auditorium, National Center for the Arts, Mexico City Performers Sacbé, Carlos Chávez Youth Symphony Orchestra Comments Composed and orchestrated by Eugenio Toussaint Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion 1: triangle, cabasa, bongos, percussion 2: crash cymbals, maracas, snare, congas, woodblocks; xylophone, glockenspiel, harp, piano, bass and drums ; 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections I, II and III Genre Suite Recording Duration 18’ 33”
TITLE BOP STUDY NO. 10 Opus no. 66 Subhead Year of creation 2008 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere 2008 Notes on premiere No information about day or month Location of premiere Performers Comments Dedicated to Lourdes Ambriz and Luis Antonio Rojas Instrumentation Soprano and double bass Sections Genre Chamber Recording Cuerpo del verano, Mexico, Quindecim, 2008; Lourdes Ambriz, soprano; Luis Antonio Rojas, double bass; Eugenio Toussaint, producer. Duration 4’ 42”
10 TITLE POPOCATÉPETL (FORCE AND CALM) Opus no. 65 Subhead Year of creation 2008 Notes on date of creation June 2008 Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments Instrumentation 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, percussion: kettle drums, marimba, güiro, snare, suspended cymbal, cabasa, crash cymbal, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections Single Genre Symphonic Recording Duration 17’ 24”
TITLE BOP STUDY NO. 9 Opus no. 64 Subhead Year of creation 2007 Notes on date of creation June 11, 2007 Year of revision Date of premiere 2008 Notes on premiere No information about day or month Location of premiere Ollin Yoliztli Hall, Mexico City Performers Mexico City Woodwind Quintet Comments Dedicated to Mexico City Woodwind Quintet Instrumentation Woodwind Quintet Sections Genre Chamber Recording Duration 8’
11 TITLE CONCERTO FOR FLUTE AND STRING ORCHESTRA NO. 2 Opus no. 63 Subhead Year of creation 2007 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere June 12, 2008 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Culiacán, Sinaloa Performers Soloist Miguel Ángel Villanueva, Symphony Orchestra of Sinaloa, Conductor Gordon Campbell Comments Commissioned by Flautist Miguel Ángel Villanueva Instrumentation Flute soloist and string orchestra Sections I. BPM 104, II. solo rubato, III. BPM 172 Genre Concerto Recording Repensando Gauguin, Miguel Ángel Villanueva, flute soloist; Janet Paulus, harp; Jesús Medina, conductor; Eugenio Toussaint, artistic production Duration 18’ 33’’
TITLE LA BAMBA SYMPHONY Opus no. 62 Subhead Year of creation 2007 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere August 10, 2007 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Large Plaza, Port of Veracruz, Veracruz Performers Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Conductor Félix Carrasco Comments Dedicated to Ricardo Rocha. Alludes to sound themes such as: siquisirí; butaquito; tilingo lingo, among others.
Instrumentation Piccolo, 1 flute, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 timbales, percussion: congas, güiro, maracas, xylophone, crash cymbals, suspended cymbal, claves, glockenspiel, cabasa; harp, mixed chorus, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections Single Genre Symphonic Recording La Bamba CD and book produced by Ricardo Rocha Duration 18’
12 TITLE LIGNES Opus no. 61 Subhead Year of creation 2007 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments Composed for the Sinaloa Camerata. Score in C “Concert Score” Instrumentation Flute, clarinet, horn, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Duration 8’ 51”
TITLE THREE CHILDREN’S STORIES Opus no. 60 Subhead Year of creation 2006 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere February 2006 Notes on premiere No information about day Location of premiere Blas Galindo Hall, National Center for the Arts, Mexico City Performers Comments Commissioned by Sottovento Woodwind Quintet Instrumentation Woodwind quintet Sections I. The four off-key cats: Introduction, off-key musical theme; cat 1; cat 2; cat 3; cat 4; mystery; persecution; water on rocks; wind in the leaves; flowers; final music (fine-tuned); II. The adventures of Sotto-Vento: I-X; III. The chair that wants to dance: Waltz; Danzón; Swing; Contemporary; Melange Genre Chamber Recording Duration 23’ 2”
13 TITLE WORDS WITHOUT SOUND Opus no. 59 Subhead Year of creation 2006 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere October 2006 Notes on premiere No information about day Location of premiere Guanajuato Performers Comments Commissioned by and dedicated to Ana Cervantes for the recording project, “Rumores de Páramo”. Cervantino International Festival 2006 Instrumentation Piano Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Rumor de Páramo, Mexico, Quindecim, Ana Cervantes piano, 2006 Duration 6’
TITLE CONCERTO FOR IMPROVISED PIANO AND ORCHESTRA Opus no. 58 Subhead Year of creation 2006 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 18, 2006 Notes on premiere Location of premiere National Conservatory of Belgium, Brussels Performers Soloist Eugenio Toussaint, Charlemagne Orchestra, Conductor Bartholomeus-Henri van de Velde Comments Dedicated to Jesús Medina; movement II dedicated to Alicia Ayala Instrumentation 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, soprano saxophone, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 B♭ trumpets, 2 trombones, xylophone, percussion: suspended cymbal, castanets, crash cymbal, tom-toms, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections I, II, III Genre Concerto Recording Duration Ca. 15’
14 BOP STUDY NO. 8 FOR BASS CLARINET Opus no. 57 Subhead Year of creation 2006 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere May 22, 2007 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Manuel M. Ponce Hall, Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City Performers Comments Dedicated to Fernando Domínguez (to Dolphi too) Instrumentation Bass clarinet Sections Genre Chamber Recording Duration 5’
TITLE BOP STUDY NO. 7 BACHRIACIÓN FOR SOLO CELLO Opus no. 56 Subhead Year of creation 2006 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico City Performers Cello Carlos Prieto Comments Commissioned by and dedicated to Carlos Prieto Instrumentation Cello Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Duration 3’
15 TITLE CONCERTO FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA NO. 1 Opus no. 55 Subhead Year of creation 2005 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere May 21, 2006 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Blas Galindo Hall, National Center for the Arts, Mexico City Performers Soloist Marisa Canales, Carlos Chávez Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Jesús Medina Comments Commissioned by and dedicated to Marisa Canales Instrumentation Flute soloist, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, xylophone, bongos, percussion: suspended cymbal, clave, cabasa, ancient cymbals, rain sticks, triangle, congas Sections I. Tango, II. Adagio (Nikko), III. Chorus Genre Concerto Recording Duration 15’
TITLE BOP STUDY NO. 6 Opus no. 54 Subhead Year of creation 2004 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere February 15, 2006 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Carlos Chávez Hall, University Cultural Center, Mexico City Performers Coghlan Trio Comments Dedicated to the Coghlan Trio Instrumentation String trio: violin, viola, cello Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Duration 8’
16 TITLE ADAGIO FOR CELLO OCTET Opus no. 53 Subhead Year of creation 2004 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere 2004 Notes on premiere No information about day or month Location of premiere Puebla, Puebla Performers Comments Dedicated to Bozena Slawinska. Premiered in Instrumenta Puebla
Instrumentation Cello octet Movements Genre Chamber Recording Cello Academia, Cello Academia Ensemble Vol. 1, Mexico, track 8, Adagio, produced by Eugenio Toussaint, 2004 Duration 5’ 32”
TITLE BOP STUDY NO. 5 Opus no. 52 Subhead Year of creation 2003 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere 2003 Notes on premiere No information about day or month Location of premiere Guanajuato Performers Ehecalli Ensemble Comments Dedicated to Ana Cervantes, Ehecalli Ensemble. International Cervantino Festival 2003 Instrumentation Piano, woodwind quartet: flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon Sections Genre Chamber Recording Duration 8’
17 TITLE ART FOR BIRDS: SIX PIECES FOR PIANO, FLUTE AND CELLO Opus no. 51 Subhead Year of creation 2003 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 15, 2003 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Bird Museum of Mexico, Saltillo, Coahuila Performers Eugenio Toussaint, piano; María Elena Arizpe, flute; Álvaro Bitrán, cello; atmospheric creation: Group W. Dir. Mabel Garza Comments Music inspired by poems of Pablo Neruda, from the book Art of Birds. “Garza”, dedicated to Mabel Garza (cf. score) Instrumentation Piano, C flute, G flute, bass flute and cello Sections Hummingbird (piano, cello, C flute), Gold Finch (flute, cello), Pelican (flute solo), Heron (flute, cello), Vulture (bass flute, cello), Rufous-collared Sparrow (improvisation for piano?) Genre Chamber Recording Duration 27’ 6”
TITLE HOMAGE TO GARCÍA LORCA by SILVESTRE REVUELTAS (Orchestration) Opus no. 50 Subhead Year of creation 2002 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere February 8, 2002 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Blas Galindo Hall, National Center for the Arts, Mexico City Performers Sinfonietta Ventus Comments Dedicated to Luis Córdoba. The third movement, III. Son, dedicated to José Mencisidor. Adaptation and orchestration of the homonymous track of Silvestre Revueltas Instrumentation Woodwind octet: 2 oboes, E♭ clarinet, Bb clarinet, 2 horns, 2 bassoons Sections I. Dance; II. Duel (Duel by García Lorca); III. Son Genre Chamber Recording Sinfonietta Ventus, Una Tarde en la Alameda, Mexico, Urtext, 2005 Duration 13’ 8”
18 TITLE CONCERTO FOR MARIMBA, STRINGS AND PERCUSSION Opus no. 49 Subhead Year of creation 2001 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments Dedicated to Arthur Lipner and Alfredo Bringas (El Güero) Instrumentation Marimba soloist, woodblock, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola and cello, double bass Sections I. Salsa de madera Genre Concerto Recording Duration 7’
TITLE TRAZO NO. 1 Opus no. 48 Subhead Year of creation Ca. 2001 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments In print it appears as Trazos without a number Instrumentation Brass quintet Movements Genre Chamber Recording Duration 6’
19 TITLE BOP STUDY NO. 4 Opus no. 47 Subhe ad Year of creation 2001 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 23, 2001 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Carlos Chávez Hall, University Cultural Center, Mexico City Performers Ensamble Tres Comments Dedicated to Ensamble Tres Instrumentation Flute, bass clarinet, piano Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Eugenio Toussaint, Música de Cámara, Mexico, Urtext 2003 (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, February-March, 2003); Salvador Torre, flute; Fernando Domínguez, bass clarinet; Mauricio Náder, piano. Duration 10’ 31” (Audio)
TITLE MAMBO Opus no. 46 Subhead a Year of creation 2000 Notes on date of creation 2000-2001 Year of revision Date of premiere April 26, 2001 Notes on premiere World premiere Location of premiere Blas Galindo Auditorium, National Center for the Arts, Mexico City Performers Mexico City Woodwind Quintet Comments Dedicated to Mexico City Woodwind Quintet Instrumentation Woodwind quintet Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Mexico City Woodwind Quintet. Visiones Panamericanas, Mexico, Urtext, 2001, track 2 Mambo Duration 9’ 19”
20 TITLE MAMBO SUITE Opus no. 46 Subhead b Year of creation 2001 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere November 25, 2001 Notes on premiere Concerto of Hope Location of premiere Nezahualcóyotl Hall, University Cultural Center, Mexico City Performers Sinfonietta Ventus, Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto Comments Adaptation and orchestration by Eugenio Toussaint of a selection of works by Dámaso Pérez Prado Instrumentation Woodwind octet: 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons; percussion: güiro, cabasa, congas and bongos Movements Genre Chamber Recording Duration 18’ 19”
TITLE ECOS Y SOMBRAS (ECHOS AND SHADOWS) Opus no. 45 Subhead Year of creation 2000 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere April 1, 2000 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Hidalgo Theater, Mexico City Performers Comments Seña and Verbo Theater Company, Director Alberto Lomnitz Instrumentation Clarinet, double bass, drums and tenor Sections I. Mountain 1; II. Mountain 2; III. Friendships; IV. Hike; V. Joyful bridge; VI. Eagle’s monologue; VII. Emergence; VIII. Trial; IX. Water monologue; X. Life goes on; XI. Sad sequence; XII. Malena monologue; XIII. Melancholy bridge; XIV. Carmela monologue; XV. Painting music; XVI. Compass 19; XVII: Double monologue Genre Music for theater Recording Duration 8’ 11”
21 TITLE TAJÍN SUITE: BALL GAME Opus no. 44 Subhead a Year of creation 2000 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Tajín, Veracruz Performers Comments Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timbales, congas, güiro, bass drum, xylophone, tom-tom, crash cymbals, cabasa, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections 1st movement Genre Symphonic Recording Duration 7’ 32”
TITLE TAJÍN SUITE: COLORS OF TAJÍN Opus no. 44 Section b Year of creation 2000 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Tajín, Veracruz Performers Comments Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timbales, congas, güiro, bass drum, xylophone, tom-tom, crash cymbals, cabasa, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections 2nd movement Genre Symphonic Recording Duration 9’ 30”
22 TITLE TAJÍN SUITE: GOD OF THUNDER Opus no. 44 Subhead c Year of creation 2000 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Tajín, Veracruz Performers Comments Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timbales, congas, güiro, bass drum, xylophone, tom-tom, crash cymbals, cabasa, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections 3rd movement Genre Symphonic Recording Duration 4’ 7”
TITLE WOODWIND TRIO Opus no. 43 Subhead Year of creation 2000 Notes on date of creation Banff Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments Dedicated to Carmen, Gerardo and Rafael Instrumentation Flute, oboe and bassoon Movements Genre Chamber Recording Duration 7’ l6”
23 TITLE KALEIDOSCOPE Opus no. 42 Subhead Year of creation 2000 Notes on date of creation Banff, June 2000 Year of revision Date of premiere October 11, 2002 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Guanajuato Performers Latin American Quartet Comments XXX International Cervantino Festival Instrumentation String quartet Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Eugenio Toussaint, Música de Cámara, Mexico, Urtext, 2003 (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, February-March 2003); Saúl Bitrán, 1st violin; Arón Bitrán, 2nd violin; Javier Montiel, viola; Álvaro Bitrán, cello. Duration 12’ 11” (Audio)
TITLE FLAMBO-MAMBENCO Opus no. 41 Subhead Year of creation 2000 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere August 1, 2000 Notes on premiere In Mexico, September 1, 2000 Location of premiere Hannover, Germany Mexico, Blas Galindo Auditorium, National Center for the Arts Performers Tambuco Comments Instrumentation Percussion quartet Movements Genre Chamber Recording Duration 7’ 28”
24 TITLE POUR LES ENFANTS Opus no. 40 Subhead Year of creation 2000 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere November 25, 2000 Notes on premiere In Mexico Location of premiere Carlos Chávez, Hall University Cultural Center, Mexico City Performers Carlos Prieto [Roberto Aymes, S. Merchant]. Edison Quintana Comments Dedicated to Carlos Prieto Instrumentation Piano, cello Sections Genre Chamber Recording Duration 6’ 24”
TITLE BOP STUDY NO. 3 Opus no. 39 Subhead Year of creation 1999 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere August 5, 1999 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Teatro Calderón, Zacatecas Performers Soloist Luis Humberto Ramos, Saxophone Quartet of Mexico Comments Dedicated to Luis Humberto Ramos and to the Saxophone Quartet of Mexico Instrumentation B♭ clarinet, saxophone quartet Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Eugenio Toussaint, Música de Cámara, Mexico, Urtext (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, February-March 2003), Soloist Luis Humberto Ramos, Saxophone Quartet of Mexico Duration 5’ 56” (Audio)
25 TITLE Popurrí PÉREZ PRADO Opus no. 38 Subhead Year of creation 1999 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments Instrumentation Piccolo, flute, 2 oboe, 2 B♭ clarinet, 2 bassoons, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba; percussion 1: güiro, maracas; percussion 2: snare, congas, bongos; 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass Sections Genre Orchestral Recording Video arrangement Eugenio Toussaint / Director: Dudamel Duration 9’ aprox.
TITLE BOP STUDY NO. 2 KNOMONK Opus no. 37 Subhead Year of creation 1999 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Comments Dedicated to Alberto Cruzprieto Instrumentation Piano Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Eugenio Toussaint, Música de Cámara, Mexico, Urtext, 2003 (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, February-March 2003); Alberto Cruzprieto, piano. Duration 2’ 30” (Audio)
26 TITLE KAY NICTÉ: SONGS OF DZIBALCHÉ Opus no. 36 Subhead Year of creation 1999 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere April 18, 1999 Notes on premiere Location of premiere All Souls Church, New York Performers Live from New York Musical Chorus Comments Dedicated to Cecilia Engelhart and Walter Krauss Choral direction: Música Viva Instrumentation Mixed chorus, marimba, congas, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass Sections Single Genre Chamber-Choral Recording Duration 15’
TITLE TANGO Opus no. 35 Subhead Year of creation 1999 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere March 2, 2000 Notes on premiere World premiere Location of premiere Manuel M. Ponce Hall, Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City Performers Comments Dedicated to ÁlvaroBitrán Instrumentation Cello, piano Sections Genre Chamber Recording Instantes de sol, Mexico, Quindecim, 2001, cello Álvaro Bitrán, piano Arturo Dorantes Nieto Duration 4’ 30”
27 TITLE CONCERTO FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA NO. 2 Opus no. 34 Subhead Year of creation 1999 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere Notes on premiere Location of premiere Performers Soloist Carlos Prieto, Simón Bolívar Youth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Eduardo Marturet Comments Dedicated to Carlos Prieto. Information about sections comes from the CD. In the score, the second movement is lento-andante-lento, the rest of the score has no indications. Instrumentation Cello soloist, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, soprano saxophone, horn, C trumpet, trombone, xylophone, percussion: suspended cymbal, congas, bongos, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass Sections 5/4, Lento, Presto Genre Concerto Recording Conciertos para el fin del milenio: Toussaint, Márquez y Sierra, Mexico, Urtext, Soloist Carlos Prieto, Orchestra of the Americas, Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto Duration 20’
TITLE CANCIÓN DE LUNA (MOONSONG) Opus no. 33 Subhead Year of creation 1998 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere January 30, 1999 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Manuel M. Ponce Hall, Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City Performers Encarnación Vázquez, soprano; Alberto Cruzprieto, piano. Comments Commissioned by and dedicated to Encarnación Vázquez Instrumentation Soprano, piano Sections Genre Chamber Recording Canciones de Luna, Mexico, Euram Records/ Conaculta- Fonca, vol. 1, 1999; Encarnación Vázquez, soprano; Alberto Cruzprieto, piano. Duration 3’ 30”
28 TITLE MOMO Opus no. 32 Subhead Year of creation 1998 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere 1998 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Monterrey, Nuevo León Performers Mexico City Woodwind Quintet Comments Dedicated to Michael Ende In memoriam Commissioned by the Mexico City Woodwind Quintet Instrumentation Woodwind quintet Movements Genre Chamber Recording Quinteto de Alientos de Latinoamerica, Global Classics, 1998, Mexico City Woodwind Quintet, track 10, Momo Duration 8’
TITLE SUITE PA’ SU MECHE Opus no. 31 Subhead Year of creation 1997 Notes on date of creation Year of revision 2012 (by Mercedes Gómez) Date of premiere 1998 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Carlos Chávez Hall, University Cultural Center, Mexico City Performers Mercedes Gómez, harp Comments Five pieces for harp. Commissioned by and dedicated to Mercedes Gómez Instrumentation Harp Movements Genre Chamber Recording Zarpa al azar, Música Latinoamericana, Mexico, Urtext, 1998; harp, Mercedes Gómez, tracks 1-5, Suite Pa’su Meche Duration 15’
29 TITLE AMÉFRICA Opus no. 30 Subhead Year of creation 1997 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere December 5, 1997 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Blas Galindo Auditorium, National Center for the Arts, Performers Trío D’Argent Comments Dedicated to Trío D’Argent Commissioned by the Trío D’Argent Instrumentation Flute Trío (piccolo, flute in C, bass flute) Sections Améfrica 1, Améfrica 2 and Améfrica 3 Genre Chamber Recording Duration 12’
TITLE OKTKT Opus no. 29 Subhead Year of creation 1997 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere November 22, 1997 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Carnegie Hall, New York Performers Sinfonietta Ventus Comments Dedicated to the Sinfonietta Ventus Commissioned by the Sinfonietta Ventus Instrumentation Woodwind Octet (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns) Sections I. Introduction, II. Tango, III. Chorus Genre Chamber Recording Música para divertirse, Sinfonietta Ventus, Mexico, Urtext, 2000 Duration 9’
30 TITLE DAYS OF THE DEAD, BALLET IN 2 ACTS AND 15 SCENES Opus no. 28 Subhead a Year of creation 1997 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 1, 1997 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Sundum Auditorium, Phoenix, Arizona Performers Phoenix Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Jesús Medina Comments Story by Berta Hiriart. Stage Design by Rafael Cauduro. Choreography by Michael Uthoff. Dedicated to Guillermo Arriaga of the Arizona Ballet. Commissioned by the Arizona Ballet Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, percussion 1: bass drum, snare, patella; percussion 2: cabasa, congas; xylophone, harp, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass Sections 2 acts, 15 scenes Genre Ballet Recording Días de los Muertos, Difusión Cultural-UNAM, Nezahualcóyotl Hall (September 1-3, 1997), Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Jesús Medina, Artistic Director Roberto Kolb Duration 1h 52’ 50”
TITLE DAYS OF THE DEAD BALLET SUITE Opus no. 28 Subhead b Year of creation 1997 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere June 21, 1998 Notes on premiere Location of premiere National Conservatory of Music, Mexico City Performers Carlos Chávez Symphonic Orchestra, Conductor Jesús Medina Comments Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, percussion 1: bass drum, snare, cymbal; percussion 2: cabasa, congas; xylophone, harp, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass
31 Sections I. Bath in the river, II. Last supper and awakening, III. Procession, IV. The trip, V. Leaving home, VI. The city Genre Suite Recording 3 Suites, Mexico, Urtext, 1999 (recorded in February 1993), Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Jesús Medina Duration 26’ 11”
TITLE POST TENEBRAS LUX Opus no. 27 Subhead Year of creation 1997 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere April 1, 1997 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico City Performers Capella Cervantina. Horacio Franco, conductor and recorder; , Mercedes Gómez, harp; Paul McCandless, percussion, tambuco, oboe, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone. Comments Commissioned by the XIV Festival del Centro Histórico of Mexico City for the closing of the Festival Instrumentation Mixed chorus, recorder, harp, percussion (4 percussionists): percussion 1: dobachi, angklung, metal pipe, Chinese gongs, tablas, lead steel pan, ancient cymbals, Swedish pans, djembe; percussion 2: dobachi, angklung, metal pipe, Thai gongs, vibraphone, tenor steel pan, ancient cymbals with bow, woodblocks, djembe; percussion 3: dobachi, angklung, metal pipe, bell plates, tambourine, xylophone, zills, log drum and djembe; percussion 4: dobachi, anklung, metal pipe, tom-tom, marimba, glockenspiel, ancient cymbals, marímbula, djembe Soloist: soprano saxophone, to oboe, to bass clarinet Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Duration 29’
32 TITLE CONCERTINO Opus no. 26 Subhead Year of creation 1997 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere 1997 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Nezahualcóyotl Hall, Mexico City Performers UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Horst Neumann Comments Commissioned by the UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra for its 1996-1997 season Instrumentation Woodwind quintet, string quintet, percussion: snare, woodblocks, bongos and güiro Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Duration 14’
TITLE TO THE OTHER LIFE, NANACAOCTLI, MUSHROOM WINE (Short piece for tenor and woodwind quintet) Opus no. 25 Subhead Year of creation 1996 Notes on date of creation September 9, 1996 Year of revision Date of premiere May 27, 1997 Notes on premiere Premiered in the Camarísima Cycle Location of premiere Blas Galindo Auditorium, National Center for the Arts, Mexico City Performers Tenor Elías Granados, Mexico City Woodwind Quintet Comments Dedicated to Elías Granados Commissioned by Elías Granados. Work created to be included on a disc with songs based on Nahuatl texts
Instrumentation Tenor, woodwind quintet, flute (to G flute), oboe, B♭ clarinet, horn and bassoon Sections Genre Chamber Recording Mexico City Woodwind Quintet; Elías Granado, Tenor; Nanacaoctli, track 4, AMMC 273 Duration 8’ 24”
33 TITLE BOUILLABAISSE Opus no. 24 Subhead Year of creation 1996 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 18, 1996 Notes on premiere Camarísima Cycle Festival Location of premiere Blas Galindo Auditorium, National Center for the Arts, Mexico City Performers Soloist Alberto Cruzprieto, Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Enrique Diemecke Comments Dedicated to Alberto Cruzprieto “in memory of Miles Davis”. Camarísima Cycle Festival, commissioned by the National Center for the Arts Instrumentation Piano soloist, flute, oboe, B♭ clarinet, soprano saxophone, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion 1: suspended cymbal, percussion 2: hi-hat, snare, bongos; 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections Single Genre Divertimento Recording Gauguin, Mexico, Urtext, 2000 (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, August 2000), Soloist Alberto Cruzprieto, Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Jesús Medina Duration 15’
TITLE LA CHUNGA DE LA JUNGLA (THE JOY OF THE JUNGLE) Opus no. 23 Subhead Year of creation 1996 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 2, 1996 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Lincoln Center, New York Performers Tambuco, Percussion Quartet of Mexico Comments Dedicated to Tambuco. Commissioned by Tambuco Instrumentation 4 marimbas, talking drum, shaker, congas and cow bell Sections Tambuco, Rhythmic, Dorian Genre Chamber Recording Rítmicas, Tambuco Percussion Ensemble, Dorian Recordings, Troy, New York, 1997. Track 4 Duration 12’
34 TITLE NIU YOL SUITE Opus no. 22 Subhead Year of creation 1995 Notes on date of creation Year of revision 1995 (by the author and the performers Lipkau and Medrano) Date of premiere Ca. 1995 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Blas Galindo Hall, Mexico City Performers Flute Fernando Lipkau, guitar Roberto Medrano Comments Dedicated to Raúl Falcó and Jaime Márquez National Musical Coordination of the National Institute of Fine Arts Instrumentation Flute, guitar Sections I. Mnhatn, II. Zentrol poak, III. Jaalem, IV. Sojou, V. Wanna kuoffi Genre Chamber Recording Aire que se rasga / Música mexicana. Música mexicana Para flauta y guitarra. Fernando Lipkau, flute; Roberto Medrano, guitar. Mexico, Quindecim, 2001, tracks 13-17 Suite Niu Yol Duration 19’
TITLE SYMPHONY NO. 1 EL VIAJE DE LAVIDA (THE ROAD OF LIFE) Opus no. 21 Subhead Year of creation 1995 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere December 8, 1995 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Theater of Fine Arts, Mexico City Performers Viola Mijail Tolpygo, National Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Enrique Diemecke Comments Dedicated to Enrique Diemecke Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra Instrumentation Viola de amore soloist, piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion: glockenspiel, timbales, cymbals, harp, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections I. Childhood, II. Youth, III. Maturity, IV. Old Age Genre Symphonic Recording Duration 18’
35 TITLE CALAVERAS Opus no. 20 Subhead Year of creation 1995 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere August 19, 1995 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Palacio de Minería, Mexico City Performers Minería Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Luis Herrera de la Fuente Comments Imaginary ballet in one act. Dedicated to Luis Herrera de la Fuente. Director of the Academy of Music of the Palacio de Minería Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 4 timbales, xylophone, percussion 1: tubular bells, tom-tom, bass drum, percussion 2: bongos, güiro, woodblock; percussion 3: crash cymbal; harp, piano, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections Single Genre Symphonic Recording Duration 14’
TITLE EL CAMBIO (CHANGE) Opus no. 19 Subhead Year of creation 1995 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 11, 1995 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago Performers Fine Arts Chamber Orchestra, Conductor Enrique Barrios Comments Instrumentation String orchestra Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Duration 8’
36 TITLE STRING QUARTET NO. 2 Opus no. 18 Subhead Year of creation 1995 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere August 6, 1995 Notes on premiere Location of premiere San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato Performers Latin American Quartet Comments Dedicated to Latin American Quartet. Commissioned by the XVII International Chamber Music Festival of San Miguel de Allende and the Latin American Quartet Instrumentation String quartet Sections I. Danza grotesca, II. Vamphiryblue, III. Théatre noir Genre Chamber Recording Duration 12’
TITLE DIVERTIMENTO FOR SOLO MARIMBA Opus no. 17 Subhead Year of creation 1994 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere 1994 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Plaza Loreto Forum, Mexico City Performers Ricardo Gallardo Comments Dedicated to Ricardo Gallardo Instrumentation Marimba Movements Genre Chamber Recording Duration 7’
37 TITLE CONCERTO FOR GUITAR AND ORCHESTRA Opus no. 16 Subhead Year of creation 1994 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere October 9, 1994 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Teatro Juárez, Guanajuato Performers Soloist Jaime Márquez, Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Eduardo Alonso Crespo Comments Commissioned by the XXII International Cervantino Festival for the Camerata of the Americas. Dedicated to Jaime Márquez. The sections correspond to information on the disc. In the manuscript, the first and third movements only have the direction tempo, and the second and third movement are directed as Andante Instrumentation 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, soprano saxophone, 2 C trumpets, 2 trombones, percussion 1: suspended cymbal, temple blocks, maracas, triangle, bell; percussion 2: xylophone, bongos; piano, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections Allegro, Adagio, Son Genre Concerto Recording Gauguin, Mexico, Urtext, 2000 (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall August 2000), Soloist Jaime Márquez, Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Jesús Medina Duration 24’
TITLE RUMBO DE RUMBA Opus no. 15 Subhead Year of creation 1994 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere November 10, 1994 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Manuel M. Ponce Hall, Mexico City Performers Trombone Quartet of Mexico City Comments Dedicated to the Trombone Quartet of Mexico City Instrumentation Trombone quartet Movements Genre Chamber Recording Duration 5’ 38 TITLE BOP STUDY NO. 1 Opus no. 14 Subhead Year of creation 1994 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere May 22, 1994 Notes on premiere XVI Manuel Enríquez International New Music Forum Enriquez Location of premiere Xochipilli Hall, Mexico City Performers Horacio Franco Comments Dedicated to Horacio Franco Instrumentation sopranino flute Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Eugenio Toussaint, Música de Cámara, Mexico, Urtext (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, February-March 2003). Horacio Franco, flute. Invocaciones. Música mexicana para flauta y piano, Mexico, 2010, track 3: Estudio Bop No. 1 for solo flute Duration 4’ 56” (Audio)
TITLE FIVE PAUL KLEE MINIATURES Opus no. 13 Subhead Year of creation 1993 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere November 23, 1993 Notes on premiere Location of premiere San Ángel Cultural Forum, Mexico City Performers Avante Trio Comments Instrumentation Flute, bassoon and piano Sections Miniature 1, Miniature 2, Miniature 3, Miniature 4, Miniature 5 Genre Chamber Recording Eugenio Toussaint, Música de Cámara, Mexico, Urtext, 2003 (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, February-March 2003). Salvador Torre, flute; Fernando Domínguez, bass clarinet (in place of bassoon); Mauricio Náder, piano. Duration 15’ 18” (Audio)
39 TITLE CONCERT VARIATIONS Opus no. 12 Subhead Year of creation 1993 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere February 12, 1994 Notes on premiere Premiered in the Cycle Oídos del Siglo XX Location of premiere Tamayo Museum, Mexico City Performers Guitar Roberto Limón, cello Alain Durbecq Comments Concertino for cello and guitar. Dedicated to Roberto Limón and Alain Durbecq Commissioned by the Atril 5 Group Instrumentation Ensemble: flute, oboe, violin, cello, double bass, guitar, drums, percussion: congas, suspended cymbal, bongos, triangle, cabasa, piano Sections I. Techno swing, II. Blueswaltz, III. Chorus Genre Chamber Recording Duration 20’
TITLE SCIENCES SUITE Opus no. 11 Subhead Year of creation 1992 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 27 1992 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Universum Museum, University Cultural Center, Mexico City Performers Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Jesús Medina Comments Dedicated to the Universum Museum. Commissioned by the National Autonomous University of Mexico for the inauguration of the Universum Museum. This work is dedicated to all Mexican scientists and researchers, especially Maestro Hector Tobon, who commissioned and came up with the idea of producing this music As Galactic Suite (suite from the Sciences Suite), it was performed on June 9, 1995 at the Theater of Fine Arts, Mexico City, National Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Enrique Diemecke Instrumentation Chamber orchestra (1111-1110-sax-perc-harp-piano-c) Sections I. Introduction. Promenade 1. II. Structure of Matter. Promenade 2. III Energy. Promenade 3. IV. Astronomy.
40 Promenade 4. V. Ecology. Promenade 5. VI. Biological diversity. Promenade 6. VII. Mathematics. Promenade 7. VIII. Human biology and health. Promenade 8. IX. Animal behavior and society. Promenade 9. X. Agriculture. Promenade 10. XI. Chemistry. Promenade 11. XII. Infrastructure of a nation [The sciences and Mexico today] Genre Suite Recording 3 Suites, Mexico, Urtext, 1999 (recorded in February 1993), Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Jesús Medina Duration 40’ 25”
TITLE PIECE FOR SOLO CELLO Opus no. 10 Subhead Year of creation 1992 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere July 23, 1994 Notes on premiere Location of premiere National Museum of Art, Mexico City Performers Cello Ignacio Mariscal Comments Dedicated to Ignacio Mariscal Instrumentation Cello Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording México y el violonchelo, Mexico, Spartacus, 1995 (Mexican classics collection 21016), cello Ignacio Mariscal Duration 4’ 30”
TITLE DUET FOR FLUTE AND PIANO Opus no. 9 Subhead Year of creation 1992 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere May 22, 1996 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Blas Galindo Auditorium, National Center for the Arts, Mexico City Performers Asako Arai, flute; Ana María Tradatti, piano. Comments Originally dedicated to Flautist Rafael Urrusti and to Pianist Diego Ordax, Manuel Enríquez XVIII International New Music Forum
41 Instrumentation Flute and piano Sections Single Genre Chamber Recording Eugenio Toussaint, Música de Cámara, Mexico, Urtext, 2003 (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, February-March 2003). Marisa Canales, flute; Alberto Cruzprieto, piano. Duration 4’ 56” (Audio)
TITLE GAUGUIN, CONCERTO FOR HARP, ENGLISH HORN AND STRING ORCHESTRA Opus no. 8 Subhead Year of creation 1992 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 23, 1992 Notes on premiere Original version for flute and harp, premiered by the Fine Arts Chamber Orchestra, Conductor José Luis Castillo; Miguel Ángel Villanueva, flute; Janet Paulus, harp. November 10 and 13, 2011, Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City Location of premiere Nezahualcóyotl Hall, Mexico City Performers Soloists: Mercedes Gómez, harp; Roberto Kolb, English horn. Symphony Orchestra of the Concert Philharmonic Society, Conductor Jesús Medina Comments Dedicated to Mercedes Gómez and Roberto Kolb Commissioned by the Concert Philharmonic Society Instrumentation Harp soloist, English horn soloist, string orchestra Sections Single Genre Concerto Recording Gauguin, Mexico, Urtext, 2000 (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall August 2000), Harp Soloist Mercedes Gómez, English Horn Soloist Roberto Kolb, Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Jesús Medina Repensando a Gauguin. Version for harp and flute. Miguel Ángel Villanueva, flute; Janet Paulus, harp. Ars Moderna, Conductor Jesús Medina (independent edition) Duration 19’ 47’’
42 TITLE DANCES OF THE CITY Opus no. 7 Subhead Year of creation 1992 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere March 23, 1992 Notes on premiere World premiere Location of premiere San Carlos Museum, Mexico City Performers Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Aldo Brizzi Comments Dedicated to the Camerata of the Americas Commissioned by the VIII Festival del Centro Histórico Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 B♭ trumpets, 2 trombones, percussion: cabasa, congas, snare, vibraphone, suspended cymbal and clave, piano, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello and double bass Sections Templo Mayor, Cathedral, Alameda, Salón Colonia, Tlatelolco Genre Symphonic Recording 3 Suites, Mexico, Urtext, 1999 (recorded in February 1993), Camerata of the Americas, Conductor Jesús Medina Sabor Latino, Mexico, In Crescendo/Producciones Fonográficas, 1993, Camerata of the Americas, Danzas de la ciudad tracks 1-5. Conductor Jesús Medina (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, February 1993) Duration 11’ 45”
TITLE POPOL-VUH Opus no. 6 Subhead Year of creation 1991 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere April 24 1991 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Nezahualcóyotl Hall, Mexico City Performers Symphony Orchestra of the Concert Philharmonic Society, Conductor Eduardo Álvarez Comments Commissioned by the Concert Philharmonic Society Dedicated to Marcos Lifsitz Instrumentation Piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 C trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba,
43 percussion: 4 timbales, congas, bass drum, xylophone, cabasa, maracas, guiro, harp, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass Sections Single Genre Symphonic poem Recording Popol-Vuh, Mexico, Conaculta, not dated, Symphony Orchestra Carlos Chávez, Conductor Juan Carlos Lomónaco Duration 13’ 15”
TITLE SON OF THE CITY Opus no. 5 Subhead Year of creation 1990 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere September 7, 1990 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Nezahualcóyotl Hall, Mexico City Performers Piano and conducted by Eugenio Toussaint Comments Commissioned by the New York Latin Festival in Mexico Instrumentation Ensemble: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, bass and drums Sections Single Genre Concerto for piano and jazz orchestra Recording Duration 17’
TITLE SHORT PIECE FOR STRING QUARTET Opus no. 4 Subhead Year of creation 1984 Notes on date of creation Year of revision Date of premiere October 4, 1987 Notes on premiere Private premiere in Las Vegas, prior to formal premiere in Mexico Location of premiere Coyoacan Cultural Forum, Mexico City Performers Latin American Quartet Comments Instrumentation String quartet Sections Single Genre Chamber
44 Recording Eugenio Toussaint, Música de Cámara, Mexico, Urtext, 2003 (recorded in Nezahualcóyotl Hall, February-March 2003). Saúl Bitrán, first violin; Arón Bitrán, second violin; Javier Montiel, viola; Álvaro Bitrán, cello. Duration 2’ 43”
TITLE CONCERTO FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA NO. 1 Opus no. 3 Subhead Year of creation 1982 Notes on date of creation Year of revision 1991 (by the author) Date of premiere September 24 1991 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Nezahualcóyotl Hall, Mexico City Performers Soloist Álvaro Bitrán, Symphony Orchestra of the Concert Philharmonic Society, Conductor Eduardo Álvarez Comments Dedicated to Manuel Garnica Fierro Instrumentation Cello soloist, piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 B♭ trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion: 4 timbales, bass drum, cymbal and snare; harp, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass Sections Allegro, Adagio, Cadenza, Andante Genre Concerto Recording Duration 18’
TITLE BLACK BROTHER Opus no. 2 Subhead Year of creation 1979 Notes on date of creation January 6, 1979 Year of revision Date of premiere January 17, 1979 Notes on premiere Location of premiere Mexican Society of Authors and Composers (SACMEX) Performers Comments Composition and arrangement by Eugenio Toussaint Instrumentation Orchestral ensemble: 2 trumpets, 1 alto saxophone, 1 tenor saxophone, 2 trombones, 1st and 2nd violins, guitar, piano, bass and drums
45 Sections Single Genre Music for film Recording Duration 8’
TITLE STRING QUARTET NO. 1 Opus no. 1 Subhead Year of creation 1979 Notes on date of creation Year of revision 1992 (by the author) Date of premiere September 1992 Notes on premiere Location of premiere USSR Embassy, Mexico City Performers Riabov Quartet Comments Instrumentation String quartet Sections Allegro, Adagio, Finale presto Genre Chamber Recording Eugenio Toussaint, Música de Cámara, Mexico, Urtext, 2003, Riabov Quartet (recorded at Cuarto de Máquinas, May 1993) Duration 11’ 42” (Audio)